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Present Practices & Methods Of Supervising Student Teachers In Industrial Arts, Walter Nalbach Dec 1936

Present Practices & Methods Of Supervising Student Teachers In Industrial Arts, Walter Nalbach

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The problem is threefold:

  1. To determine the present practices of the programs in which student teaching is done.
  2. To analyze significant variations and to show important central tendencies in the technique of supervision of student teachers.
  3. To ascertain a means of evaluating student teaching in industrial arts.


Some Common Errors In English Made By Business College Students In Daily Transcription Work, Homer Williams Aug 1936

Some Common Errors In English Made By Business College Students In Daily Transcription Work, Homer Williams

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The present study was made for the purpose of ascertaining the particular types of errors that students make in transcribing their shorthand notes from day to day. In addition to finding out the kinds of errors and their frequency, it is earnestly hoped that some conclusions may be reached as to what instructional methods may be employed to advantage in teaching English to dictation students in such a way that they will be well prepared for the tasks that the business office will require of them.


Adapting An Industrial Arts Course To The Needs And Interests Of The Home, Virgil Pugh Jul 1936

Adapting An Industrial Arts Course To The Needs And Interests Of The Home, Virgil Pugh

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

The problem confronting all teachers in industrial arts today is to make the curriculum fit the needs of the pupil in the school, home, and community. The problem in this thesis has been to make a course of study in home mechanics to meet the needs and interests of the homes in the community of Pratt, Kansas. To work out this problem a check list of one hundred ninety items consisting of things done about a home was prepared and taken to one hundred eight homes in the Pratt community. The fathers in these homes checked this list to indicate …


The Extent And Nature Of Cooperative Part-Time Vocational Training In Public High Schools Of The United States: Part I, L. Clifford Herness Jul 1936

The Extent And Nature Of Cooperative Part-Time Vocational Training In Public High Schools Of The United States: Part I, L. Clifford Herness

Theses and Dissertations

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Social-Business Curricula For The Training Of Commercial Teachers, Carlos Steed Jun 1936

Social-Business Curricula For The Training Of Commercial Teachers, Carlos Steed

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

A necessary corollary of any progressive movement is research. In the United States business has become the chief corner-stone of our social and economic systems, and it is a recognized fact that every phase of the welfare of this nation has business implications. Since these effects are inescapable by society, and since business is so vital to the progress of our civilization, it is in the field of business education that we find one of the greatest needs for research.